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21 Feb 2010 18:13:30 GMTNew Zealand May Face ‘Bumpy’ Recovery, Finance Minister Says (Bloomberg)
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s path to economic recovery may be “a bit bumpy” after confidence levels grew too high late last year, Finance Minister Bill English said.
21 Feb 2010 16:24:44 GMTFinance companies rated BB, stable (Otago Daily Times)
Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has given BB gradings with stable outlooks to PGG Wrightson Finance, Credit Union South and Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings.
20 Feb 2010 17:19:01 GMTOusted Russian investor wants to help finance Saab ( via Yahoo! News)
Russian billionaire Vladimir Antonov, forced out of Dutch carmaker Spyker before it bought Saab from General Motors, said in comments published Saturday that he wants to help finance the new company.
21 Feb 2010 19:08:28 GMTVa. finance committees work on state's proposed budget (WVVA Bluefield)
Virginia's legislative money committees are putting their imprint on Governor Bob McDonnell's proposed state budget. The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees will roll out competing spending
21 Feb 2010 19:49:40 GMTEuro’s woes are bigger thanGreece’s: finance minister (Gulf Times)
Bloomberg, /Athens Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou has said the euro’s problems are “bigger than Greece” as financial markets wager that other euro region states will fail to rein in deficits, Welt-am-Sonntag reported.
21 Feb 2010 10:10:44 GMTFinance director continues work on headline-making computer project (Montgomery Advertiser)
The state's acting finance director has indicated he is moving forward with a multimillion-dollar project to overhaul the portion of the state's computer system that is used for purchasing.
21 Feb 2010 15:19:03 GMTFinance committee dives into Splashville (Stephenville Empire-Tribune)
As winter-worn residents are eagerly awaiting warmer weather and anticipating opening day at Splashville, Stephenville’s water park, the city council’s finance committee discussed the dollars and cents of the $ million facility at a work session Tuesday.
20 Feb 2010 19:07:42 GMTGermany Doesn’t Have Plan to Aid Greece, Finance Ministry Says (Bloomberg)
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s Finance Ministry said it has no specific plans for helping Greece combat its deficit crisis, denying a magazine report that euro-area governments may offer as much as 25 billion euros ($34 billion) in aid.
21 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMTOusted Russian investor wants to help finance Saab (Malaysian Mirror)
STOCKHOLM -Russian billionaire Vladimir Antonov, forced out of Dutch carmaker Spyker before it bought Saab from General Motors, said in comments published Saturday that he wants to help finance the new company. Read more...
21 Feb 2010 10:34:51 GMTLake Havasu City begins search for new finance director (Mohave Daily News)
LAKE HAVASU CITY — After more than five years as Lake Havasu City’s finance director, Gayle Whittle has announced her retirement, effective May 1, 2010. Whittle helped the city earn many distinguished budget awards for excellence in financial reporting and budget presentation.

Economic History


21 Feb 2010 15:28:24 GMTBayh: economic crisis might spark cooperation ( via Yahoo! News)
Retiring Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh says it might take an even deeper and more threatening economic crisis to cause members of Congress to shift toward bipartisanship.
21 Feb 2010 14:14:20 GMTGreece united despite economic woes, insists PM ( via Yahoo! News)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou insisted Sunday his country was showing a unity only previously seen at the 2004 Olympic Games amid its economic crisis which has triggered major strikes.
21 Feb 2010 04:05:59 GMTGovernors brace for more economic turmoil ( via Yahoo! News)
On the recession's front lines, governors are struggling to chart the road ahead for states staggered by unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth.
21 Feb 2010 22:55:22 GMTCanadian economic indicators up per cent in January
OTTAWA - Canada's composite of leading economic indicators was up % in January, Statistics Canada said Friday. That was less than the % gain expected by economists and the % jump seen in Dec...
20 Feb 2010 20:54:29 GMTGovernors meet, brace for more economic turmoil ( via Yahoo! News)
On the recession's front lines, governors brainstormed Saturday about the road ahead for states struggling with unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth.
21 Feb 2010 20:03:42 GMTSusan Mazarakes Receives Designation of Certified Economic Developer (The Gilmer Mirror)
Susan Mazarakes, Interim Executive Director of the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) in Longview, TX, recently earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD).
21 Feb 2010 19:49:22 GMTLEDCO's Cumulative Economic Impact $ Billion & 12,642 Jobs (The Gilmer Mirror)
LONGVIEW, February 18, 2010 — Insight Research Corporation, an economic research firm based in Dallas has just completed an analysis of the overall performance of fifty-nine Performance Agreements executed by the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) from its inception in 1992 through fiscal year end 2009. These projects represent a wide spectrum of business uses including ...
21 Feb 2010 16:07:32 GMTBusiness : NBAD Sponsors Abu Dhabi Economic Forum (Khaleej Times)
ABU DHABI - The National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the Number One Bank in the UAE, is honoured to sponsor the fourth Abu Dhabi Economic Forum which will take place on February 22 and 23.
21 Feb 2010 19:41:31 GMTFifth annual Mercer County Economic Summit scheduled for March 24 (Pennington Post)
The 2010 Mercer County Economic Summit will be held at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College on Wednesday, March 24 from 1 to 6 .
21 Feb 2010 19:50:04 GMTEconomic upside in downturn (The Walton Tribune I Monroe)
There is perhaps no industry in the country impacted more by the current harsh economic times than the construction industry. And construction is one of the most important industries not only in Georgia but in Walton County as well.
 
 

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